The only reason there was footage of this accident landing was that enough time elapsed from the take off to the landing for news crews to get cameras ready Pan Am Flight 845 was a Boeing 747-121, registration N747PA, operating as a scheduled international passenger flight between Los Angeles and Tokyo, with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport On July 30, 1971, at 15:29 PDT, while taking off from San Francisco bound for Tokyo, the aircraft struck approach lighting system

30 July 1971- A Boeing 747-121, registration N747PA makes an emergency landing at San Francisco 29 of 218 aboard are injured. Aircraft hit lighting structures on take-off, causing significant damage, but crew was able to land safely. Report pointed to pilot using incorrect take-off speeds. The accident was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which issued its final report on May 24, 1972. According to the NTSB, the Probable Cause of the accident was the pilot's use of

Pan Am Flight 845 was a Boeing 747-121, registration N747PA, operating as a scheduled international passenger flight between Los Angeles and Tokyo, with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport On July 30, 1971, at 15:29 PDT, while it was taking off from San Francisco bound for Tokyo, the aircraft struck approach lighting system structures located past the end of the runway, which seriously injured two passengers and caused significant damage. The crew continued the takeoff, f

How One Pilot Mistake Almost Killed 218 People in San Francisco (With Real Video). Find out how a small oversight nearly caused a Boeing 747 operating as Pan Am flight 845 to crash in San Francisco, California. | TheFlightChannel